. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/MYS/30 
5 March 2012  
 (12-1222) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  MALAYSIA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Veterinary Services  
Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry 
Wisma Tani, Block Podium, Lot 4G1, Precinct 4 
Federal Government Adminsitrative Centre 62630 Putrajaya, Malaysia Tel.:   (6) 03 88702000 Fax:  (6) 03 88886021 E mail:  pro@dvs.gov.my  , urusetialmh@dvs.gov.my   
Website:  http://www.dvs.gov.my  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Feed and feed additives 
(ICS: 65.120).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
1. Feed Act 2009 (25 pages, in English) 
2. Feed (Licence to Import Feed and/or Fe ed Additive) Regulations 2011 (27 pages, in 
 English and Malay). 
3. Feed (Labelling of Feed and Feed Additive) Regulations  2011 (7 pages, in English 
 and Malay). 4. Feed (Prohibited Use of Antibiotics, Ho rmones or Other Chemicals) Regulations 
 2011 (13 pages, in English and Malay). 
5. Feed (Manufacture and Sale of Feed a nd Feed Additive) Regulations 2011 (29 pages, 
 in English and Malay).  6. Feed (Methods of Analysis of Feed and the Form of Certificate of Analysis) 
 Regulations 2011 (17 pages,  in English and Malay).  G/TBT/N/MYS/30 
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  6. Description of content:  Feed Act 2009 and Feed Regulations 2011 were developed to 
provide information and explanations to regula te feed quality by controlling the importation, 
manufacture, sale and use of feed  and feed additive, to ensure that feed satisfies nutritional 
requirement of animals, is not harmful to animal s and is not contaminated  so that animals and 
animal products are safe for human consump tion and other usage, and for other matters 
incidental thereto.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
ensure quality and safety of animal feed ther eby ensuring safety of animal product for human 
consumption.  
8. Relevant documents:    
1) Feed Act 2009   
2) Feed Regulations 2011 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    April 2012 
October 2012 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification  
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Department of Veterinary Services  
Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Wisma Tani, Block Podium, Lot 4G1, Precinct 4 Federal Government Adminsitrative Centre 
62630 Putrajaya, Malaysia 
Tel.:  (6) 03 88702000 Fax:  (6) 03 88886021 
E mail:  pro@dvs.gov.my  , urusetialmh@dvs.gov.my   
Website:  http://www.dvs.gov.my  
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